Articles by martinjackets

Amanda Young conceals her face as she leaves court. A harrowing portrait of a problem-plagued life made worse by alleged workplace bullying and harassment unfolded yesterday as ex-liquidator Amanda Young testified ahead of her sentencing on charges of stealing tens of thousands of dollars while employed as a salaried partner at the Sydney office of insolvency firm Jirsch Sutherland. Young, who in February pleaded guilty…

A trio of entrepreneurs is preparing to shake up the established model of distressed asset sales by launching Resolve, an online platform designed to effect transactions between insolvency practitioners and distressed asset investors on a secure digital exchange. The three Melbournians – Edward Scott, and brothers Simon and Andrew Plummer – see an opportunity to recreate the existing process by which practitioners with assets to sell…